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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of rectangular textile. Background has a gray color with white, black and gray flower-like designs overlaid on a grid of triangles. There are larger white and black flower-like patterns with swirling lines inside, scattered across the fabric. Patterns are symmetrical with dark on left, light on right for top left and top right, and bottom left and bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 384 px
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